Medical information display apparatus, method, and program

Abstract

The obtaining condition input interface receives a gesture input while a subject appearance image (human body icon) is displayed, the obtaining condition identification unit identifies, based on a type of the gesture determined by the gesture type analysis unit and a region of the subject corresponding to the gesture identified by the gesture region analysis unit, a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information corresponding to the gesture, the medical information obtaining unit selectively obtains medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from the medical information database storing a plurality of sets of medical information, and the medical information display control unit displays the obtained medical information on the display means.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical information display apparatus, comprising:
 a display unit for displaying given information;   a gesture input unit for detecting a gesture operation performed on a display surface of the display unit and outputting gesture information representing a content of the detected gesture operation;   a first display control unit for displaying a subject appearance image representing an appearance of a subject at a predetermined display position of the display unit based on image data of the subject appearance image, wherein each position of the image is related to region identification information for identifying a region of the subject;   a gesture type analysis unit for determining, based on gesture information outputted according to a gesture operation detected by the gesture input unit while the subject appearance image is displayed, a gesture type representing to which of a plurality of predetermined gesture operation patterns the detected gesture operation correspond;   a gesture region analysis unit for identifying a gesture region which is a region of the subject corresponding to the detected gesture operation based on information of the display position of the subject appearance image, the region identification information related to the subject appearance image data, and gesture position information representing a position on which the gesture operation has been performed included in the gesture information outputted according to the gesture operation while the subject appearance image is displayed;   an obtaining condition identification unit for identifying a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information of the subject corresponding to the gesture operation performed while the subject appearance image is displayed based on the gesture type and the gesture region;   a medical information obtaining unit for selectively obtaining medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from a medical information storage unit storing a plurality of sets of medical information; and   a second display control unit for displaying the obtained medical information on the display unit.   
     
     
         2 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the gesture input unit is a touch panel type input unit. 
     
     
         3 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the subject appearance image is an image schematically representing the subject. 
     
     
         4 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first display control unit is a unit that displays the subject appearance image by changing the appearance of the subject in the subject appearance image to a predetermined appearance according to the detected gesture operation based on the gesture type and/or the gesture region corresponding to the detected gesture operation while the subject appearance image is displayed. 
     
     
         5 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first display control unit is a unit that displays the subject appearance image by changing the appearance of the subject in the subject appearance image to a predetermined appearance according to the detected gesture operation based on a first gesture type determined by the gesture type analysis unit with respect to a first gesture operation detected while the subject appearance image is displayed and/or a first gesture region identified by the gesture region analysis unit with respect to the first gesture operation; and   the obtaining condition identification unit is a unit that identifies, based on at least some of the first gesture type, the first gesture region, a second gesture type determined by the gesture type analysis unit with respect to a second gesture operation detected while the changed subject appearance image is displayed, and a second gesture region identified by the gesture region analysis unit with respect to the second gesture operation, a medical information obtaining condition corresponding to the first and second gesture operations.   
     
     
         6 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the obtaining condition identification unit is a unit that identifies the medical information obtaining condition based on reference data in which a medical information obtaining condition is related to a combination of gesture type and gesture region. 
     
     
         7 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the reference data are data in which one or more medical information obtaining conditions are related to a pair of gesture type and gesture region and if two or more medical information obtaining conditions are related to the pair, a priority is further related to each of the plurality of medical information obtaining conditions. 
     
     
         8 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a reference data editing unit for editing the reference data. 
     
     
         9 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the apparatus further comprises a medical information pre-obtaining unit for pre-obtaining medical information satisfying a given condition from the medical information storage unit; and   the first display control unit is a unit that displays each region of the subject represented in the subject appearance image such that a region whose medical information is included in the pre-obtained medical information differs in appearance from a region whose medical information is not included in the pre-obtained medical information.   
     
     
         10 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second display control unit is a unit that, when a plurality of sets of medical information with respect to examinations of the same type with different examination times is obtained by the medical information obtaining unit, displays the plurality of sets of medical information in a comparable manner. 
     
     
         11 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises an image processing unit for performing, when a medical image representing the subject is obtained by the medical information obtaining unit from the medical information storage unit, predetermined processing on the obtained medical image to obtain a medical image satisfying the medical information obtaining condition, as required. 
     
     
         12 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the apparatus further comprises a selection receiving unit for list-displaying, when a plurality of sets of medical information satisfying the medical information obtaining condition is obtained by the medical information obtaining unit, the plurality of sets of medical information on the display unit and receiving selection of medical information to be displayed; and   the second display control unit is a unit that displays the medical information selected by the selection receiving unit.   
     
     
         13 . The medical information display apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the selection receiving unit is a unit that displays, when performing the list-display, the plurality of sets of medical information in the form of thumbnails or icons. 
     
     
         14 . A medical information display system in which a medical information supply apparatus for selectively supplying medical information of a subject based on a given medical information obtaining condition and a medical information display apparatus for displaying the medical information are communicatively linked via a network, wherein the medical information display apparatus comprises:
 a display unit for displaying given information;   a gesture input unit for detecting a gesture operation performed on a display surface of the display unit and outputting gesture information representing a content of the detected gesture operation;   a first display control unit for displaying a subject appearance image representing an appearance of a subject at a predetermined display position of the display unit based on image data of the subject appearance image, wherein each position of the image is related to region identification information for identifying a region of the subject;   a gesture type analysis unit for determining, based on gesture information outputted according to a gesture operation detected by the gesture input unit while the subject appearance image is displayed, a gesture type representing to which of a plurality of predetermined gesture operation patterns the detected gesture operation correspond;   a gesture region analysis unit for identifying a gesture region which is a region of the subject corresponding to the detected gesture operation based on information of the display position of the subject appearance image, the region identification information related to the subject appearance image data, and gesture position information representing a position on which the gesture operation has been performed included in the gesture information outputted according to the gesture operation while the subject appearance image is displayed;   an obtaining condition identification unit for identifying a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information of the subject corresponding to the gesture operation performed while the subject appearance image is displayed based on the gesture type and gesture region;   a medical information obtaining unit for obtaining medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from the medical information supply apparatus; and   a second display control unit for displaying the obtained medical information on the display unit.   
     
     
         15 . The medical information display system of  claim 14 , wherein the medical information supply apparatus comprises:
 a medical information storage unit storing a plurality of sets of medical information in a data structure that allows selection of medical information based on a given medical information obtaining condition;   an obtaining condition receiving unit for receiving a medical information obtaining condition from the medical information display apparatus;   a medical information retrieval unit for obtaining medical information satisfying the received medical information obtaining condition from the medical information storage unit; and   a medical information transmission unit for transmitting the obtained medical information to the medical information display apparatus that has transmitted the medical information obtaining condition.   
     
     
         16 . A medical information display method, comprising:
 a step of displaying a subject appearance image representing an appearance of a subject at a predetermined display position of a display unit based on image data of the subject appearance image, wherein each position of the image is related to region identification information for identifying a region of the subject;   a step of detecting a gesture operation performed on a display surface of the display unit while the subject appearance image is displayed and outputting gesture information representing a content of the detected gesture operation;   a step of determining a gesture type representing to which of a plurality of predetermined gesture operation patterns the detected gesture operation correspond based on the outputted gesture information;   a step of identifying a gesture region which is a region of the subject corresponding to the detected gesture operation based on information of the display position of the subject appearance image, the region identification information related to the subject appearance image data, and gesture position information representing a position on which the gesture operation has been performed included in the gesture information outputted according to the gesture operation;   a step of identifying a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information of the subject corresponding to the gesture operation performed while the subject appearance image is displayed based on the gesture type and gesture region;   a step of selectively obtaining medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from a medical information storage unit storing a plurality of sets of medical information; and   a step of displaying the obtained medical information on the display unit.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory recording medium on which is recorded a medical information display control program for causing a computer to perform:
 a step of displaying a subject appearance image representing an appearance of a subject at a predetermined display position of a display unit based on image data of the subject appearance image, wherein each position of the image is related to region identification information for identifying a region of the subject;   a step of detecting a gesture operation performed on a display surface of the display unit while the subject appearance image is displayed and outputting gesture information representing a content of the detected gesture operation;   a step of determining a gesture type representing to which of a plurality of predetermined gesture operation patterns the detected gesture operation correspond based on the outputted gesture information;   a step of identifying a gesture region which is a region of the subject corresponding to the detected gesture operation based on information of the display position of the subject appearance image, the region identification information related to the subject appearance image data, and gesture position information representing a position on which the gesture operation has been performed included in the gesture information outputted according to the gesture operation;   a step of identifying a medical information obtaining condition for obtaining medical information of the subject corresponding to the gesture operation performed while the subject appearance image is displayed based on the gesture type and gesture region;   a step of selectively obtaining medical information satisfying the identified medical information obtaining condition from a medical information storage unit storing a plurality of sets of medical information; and   a step of displaying the obtained medical information on the display unit.